Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:28PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clyde, or 12 miles north of Bishopville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cheraw, Bishopville, Lee State Park, Carolina Sandhills Wildlife
Refuge, Cheraw State Park, Northeastern Technical College, Cassatt,
Cheraw Municipal Airport, Mcbee, Society Hill, Patrick, Bethune,
Lucknow, Manville, Cheraw Fish Hatchery, Alligator Fire Station,
Middendorf, Bay Springs Fire Station, and Ashland.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers
107 and 126.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central South Carolina.
Area Description:
Chesterfield; Kershaw; Lee
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov